Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.4
Date 2016.03.17
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3r3k/R4p2/5P1p/3b4/6P1/8/3p1P1K/3B4 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.a3 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb7
  14. 14.Bf4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Nc4 Nb6
  16. 16.Na5 Ba6
  17. 17.b4 cxb4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Nc6 Bxc3
  20. 20.Nxd8 Bxe2
  21. 21.Qb3 Bxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 Raxd8
  23. 23.Rxa7 Nc4
  24. 24.h3 Bh5
  25. 25.Bg5 Bg6
  26. 26.Bxf6 gxf6
  27. 27.g4 Kg7
  28. 28.Qc3 d4
  29. 29.Qxc4 d3
  30. 30.g5 d2
  31. 31.gxf6+ Kh8
  32. 32.Bf3 Be4
  33. 33.Kh2 Bd5
  34. 34.Qg4 Rg8
  35. 35.Bd1 Rxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 h6

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